Ryder House Condominium | Formerly Ryder Homestead
[2025, Dunlap]
Carol Anne (Ramey) Mooney, at left. [2024 and 2008, Dunlap]
Updated on 8 July 2026 | The plaque outside this notable home reads: “Circa 1780. Originally located at corner of Commercial and Ryder Streets. Moved here in 1885 to provide space for present Town Hall. During the Civil War, slaves escaping to Canada were fed and given a secret resting place at the homestead.”
Fred Harvey Dearborn, who acquired the property in 1922, was employed in railway mail service for nearly a quarter of a century, after which he became a newsdealer and gift shop proprietor. He was the master of King Hiram’s Lodge from 1917 to 1918. Addie Alma (Livingston) Dearborn, his wife, belonged to the family that operated Kalmar Village in North Truro. Their daughter, Emily Livingston Dearborn married Alton Earle Ramey in 1936. A year later, the Rameys acquired 4 Winslow Street from the Dearborns.
Pictured above is Carol Anne (Ramey) Mooney, their daughter, who told me when we met in 2024 that she was born in this house. She married Denis J. Mooney. Carol’s parents sold this house in 1953 to John Dears.
¶ And while Provincetown Encyclopedia is under development, please also consult this older article from Building Provincetown.
In memoriam
• Addie Alma Livingston Dearborn (1883-1960)
Find a Grave Memorial No. 137208545.
• Fred Harvey Dearborn (1876-1950)
Find a Grave Memorial No. 137208220.
• Alton Earle Ramey (1903-1976)
Find a Grave Memorial No. 187589105.